℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited; An Island Records release
| Released | March 17, 2023 |
| Duration | 2h 45m 50s |
| Record Label | Universal-Island Records |
| Genre | Rock |
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1.1
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One (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:36 | |||
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1.2
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Where The Streets Have No Name (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:17 | |||
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1.3
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Stories For Boys (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
2:51 | |||
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1.4
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11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:58 | |||
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1.5
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Out Of Control (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:09 | |||
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1.6
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Beautiful Day (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:53 | |||
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1.7
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Bad (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
5:31 | |||
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1.8
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Every Breaking Wave (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
5:11 | |||
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1.9
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Walk On (Ukraine / Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:07 | |||
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1.10
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Pride (In The Name Of Love / Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:57 | |||
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2.1
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Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
5:17 | |||
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2.2
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Get Out Of Your Own Way (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:27 | |||
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2.3
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Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:34 | |||
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2.4
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Red Hill Mining Town (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
5:02 | |||
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2.5
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Ordinary Love (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:13 | |||
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2.6
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Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
5:00 | |||
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2.7
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Invisible (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:23 | |||
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2.8
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Dirty Day (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:57 | |||
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2.9
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The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone / Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:29 | |||
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2.10
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City Of Blinding Lights (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:55 | |||
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3.1
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Vertigo (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:29 | |||
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3.2
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I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:15 | |||
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3.3
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Electrical Storm (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:13 | |||
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3.4
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The Fly (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:02 | |||
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3.5
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If God Will Send His Angels (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
5:14 | |||
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3.6
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Desire (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
2:56 | |||
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3.7
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Until The End Of The World (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:44 | |||
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3.8
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Song For Someone (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:48 | |||
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3.9
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All I Want Is You (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:28 | |||
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3.10
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Peace On Earth (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:22 | |||
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4.1
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With Or Without You (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:14 | |||
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4.2
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Stay (Faraway, So Close! / Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
5:03 | |||
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4.3
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Sunday Bloody Sunday (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:13 | |||
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4.4
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Lights Of Home (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:20 | |||
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4.5
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Cedarwood Road (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:24 | |||
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4.6
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I Will Follow (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:40 | |||
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4.7
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Two Hearts Beat As One (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:08 | |||
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4.8
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Miracle Drug (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:35 | |||
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4.9
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The Little Things That Give You Away (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
4:52 | |||
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4.10
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"40" (Songs Of Surrender)
U2 |
3:03 |
"More than just an acoustic greatest hits, the band's latest is uniquely revealing and emotionally resonant [...] these are sturdy songs that can be rethought without any sonic window dressing..."
- Rolling Stone
Irish rock legends U2 release Songs of Surrender, a collection of re-imagined recordings from the U2 catalogue. Largely the effort of guitarist the Edge and lead vocalist Bono, the album comprises re-recorded and reinterpreted versions of 40 songs from the group's back catalogue, many in stripped-down and acoustic arrangements. The album is a companion to Bono's memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story (2022), which was structured into 40 chapters titled after U2 songs.
Recording on Songs of Surrender began in 2021 and spanned a two-year period during lockdowns for the COVID-19 pandemic. The Edge and Bono worked on the album informally at the Edge's home and in France, as well as at recording studios in London and Los Angeles. During the sessions, the band members collaborated with numerous producers and musicians, including Bob Ezrin, Declan Gaffney, Stjepan Hauser, and Duncan Stewart.
"Music allows you to time travel, and we became curious to find out what it would be like to bring our early songs back with us to the present day and give them the benefit, or otherwise, of a 21st-century re-imagining. What started out as an experiment quickly developed into a personal obsession as so many of our songs yielded to a new interpretation. Intimacy replaced post-punk urgency. New tempos, new keys, and in some cases new chords and new lyrics arrived. A great song, it turns out is kind of indestructible."
- Edge
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Universal-Island Records Studio Masters
Disc 2, Tracks 1-3, 7, 8; Disc 1, Tracks 2, 5, 7; Disc 3, Track 10; Disc 4, Track 7 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 48 kHz / 24-bit
Disc 2, Tracks 1-3, 7, 8; Disc 1, Tracks 2, 5, 7; Disc 3, Track 10; Disc 4, Track 7 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 48 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.35 -1.20 to -0.20 | -13.99 -17.48 to -10.97 | -11.45 -15.00 to -8.70 | 9 6 to 11 | |
| 1.1 | One (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.26 | -15.40 | -13.2 | 9 |
| 1.2 | Where The Streets Have No Name (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.22 | -14.83 | -12.8 | 9 |
| 1.3 | Stories For Boys (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -14.93 | -11.6 | 9 |
| 1.4 | 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.54 | -13.29 | -10.7 | 8 |
| 1.5 | Out Of Control (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -15.79 | -13.0 | 11 |
| 1.6 | Beautiful Day (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.34 | -13.38 | -11.2 | 8 |
| 1.7 | Bad (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.51 | -15.50 | -12.9 | 9 |
| 1.8 | Every Breaking Wave (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.34 | -14.80 | -11.9 | 9 |
| 1.9 | Walk On (Ukraine / Songs Of Surrender) | -0.98 | -12.64 | -10.0 | 7 |
| 1.10 | Pride (In The Name Of Love / Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -14.38 | -11.6 | 9 |
| 2.1 | Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -14.02 | -11.2 | 9 |
| 2.2 | Get Out Of Your Own Way (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.80 | -13.37 | -11.0 | 9 |
| 2.3 | Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -16.96 | -13.9 | 11 |
| 2.4 | Red Hill Mining Town (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.48 | -13.13 | -9.8 | 7 |
| 2.5 | Ordinary Love (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -14.83 | -12.2 | 10 |
| 2.6 | Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (Songs Of Surrender) | -1.20 | -15.62 | -12.4 | 8 |
| 2.7 | Invisible (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.39 | -14.53 | -12.0 | 9 |
| 2.8 | Dirty Day (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.80 | -13.35 | -11.6 | 7 |
| 2.9 | The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone / Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -13.07 | -11.2 | 8 |
| 2.10 | City Of Blinding Lights (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.35 | -14.69 | -11.9 | 8 |
| 3.1 | Vertigo (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -13.64 | -10.3 | 10 |
| 3.2 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -12.25 | -10.5 | 7 |
| 3.3 | Electrical Storm (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -11.64 | -8.7 | 6 |
| 3.4 | The Fly (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -11.39 | -10.0 | 7 |
| 3.5 | If God Will Send His Angels (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -17.36 | -14.1 | 11 |
| 3.6 | Desire (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -10.97 | -10.5 | 6 |
| 3.7 | Until The End Of The World (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -14.45 | -12.8 | 10 |
| 3.8 | Song For Someone (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.36 | -13.27 | -10.8 | 8 |
| 3.9 | All I Want Is You (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -12.66 | -10.2 | 6 |
| 3.10 | Peace On Earth (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -15.35 | -12.7 | 10 |
| 4.1 | With Or Without You (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -14.66 | -12.2 | 8 |
| 4.2 | Stay (Faraway, So Close! / Songs Of Surrender) | -0.29 | -13.31 | -10.2 | 7 |
| 4.3 | Sunday Bloody Sunday (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.39 | -16.49 | -13.2 | 11 |
| 4.4 | Lights Of Home (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -12.33 | -9.6 | 8 |
| 4.5 | Cedarwood Road (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -11.74 | -9.1 | 7 |
| 4.6 | I Will Follow (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.20 | -13.86 | -10.8 | 10 |
| 4.7 | Two Hearts Beat As One (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.69 | -12.49 | -10.5 | 8 |
| 4.8 | Miracle Drug (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.28 | -13.11 | -10.3 | 8 |
| 4.9 | The Little Things That Give You Away (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.28 | -12.68 | -10.2 | 7 |
| 4.10 | "40" (Songs Of Surrender) | -0.38 | -17.48 | -15.0 | 11 |